Four players with Bay Area ties led by strikers Alex Morgan and Christian Press were named to the U.S. women’s soccer team that will play New Zealand on Oct. 27 at Candlestick Park.

Coach Tom Sermanni named 25 players to his roster Tuesday, including former Stanford stars Nicole Barnhart and Rachel Buehler. Press also is a Cardinal alum while Morgan played at Cal.

The top-ranked Americans open a three-game series Oct. 20 at San Antonio against Australia. Then they play New Zealand in San Francisco and again on Oct. 30 in Columbus, Ohio. New Zealand could feature former Stanford star Ali Riley and Cal alum Betsy Hassett.

Sermanni has called in most of the U.S. stars such as goalkeeper Hope Solo, forward Abby Wambach and midfielders Carli Lloyd and Lauren Holiday. He also has included collegians Crystal Dunn of North Carolina and Morgan Brian of Virginia.

“New Zealand has been playing a significant number of internationals on the road, so they are match-hardened and Australia is reaching the peak of their pre-season before beginning their W-League,” Sermanni said in a statement.

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